Boogiedown

I lived on East 167th Street in the Bronx with my parents for approximately 20 years. You can say that I grew up there. My parents still reside there and I go back there at least twice a month to visit them. This is a street that used to be very badly constructed, falling down houses, rodent infected. It was nothing for us to look out of our window at night and see hugh rats running up and down the street. Today however, due to new construction of houses and condominiums on my old block and in the surrounding area, it has become a beautiful place to live. On the main street (167th) which runs parallel to the Grandconcourse, there are many new business (grocery stores, check cashing stores, hardware stores, etc.) I no longer worry about my dad getting up every morning at 6am to go out and get the newspaper for my mom. It has become a safe place to live and they are still building in the area.

Co-op city is a condominium development community located in the upper Bronx. There are also townhouses located on the property. This tree lined community is like a little city of it's own. It has it's own shopping mall, movie theaters, resteraunts. The condominiums range any where from $8,000 up, very nice properties to own. It has it's own play grounds and parking structures. I have friends that live there and they are very comfortable there. The atmosphere is very serene.

East Fordham Road in the is one of many show cases in the Bronx. They have many stores to shop for any and everything that you may need. Stores that include, clothing, Jewelry, and appliances. It is a very busy area. The downside to this area is that it is very hard to find parking. The weekends are the busiest days on Fordham Road, lots of people walking and shopping. There are many fast food resteraunts on this busy strip. If you are a person that doesn't like crowds that this is not the place for you.

Third Avenue at 149th Street in the Bronx has come a long way over the years. It is a central shopping area in the Bronx. About 20 years ago it used to house stores such as Alexanders and Woolworths, now you will find the newer bargain stores such as Conways, Learners, and Rainbows. It still reminds me of the way 125th street in harlem used to be. You could probably find almost anything that you need at 149th street. There are discount Jewelry stores, cell phone stores (sprint, T-Mobile, At&T) and fast food resteraunts. Small area, but lots of stores with close access to manhattan.